Sporting calendar 2018: World Sporting Event Calendar
Here is a list of the major sporting events for the year 2018. We have tried to include all the big sporting events of the major sports, mostly the international competitions.
Major events for this year were the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, as well as the usual annual events.
See the current Major World Sporting Events Calendar. See also the major sports calendars for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024+
Let me know if you think something is missing or needs updating.
| Date(s) | Sport | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15-28 | Tennis | Australian Open | Melbourne, Australia |
| Jan 25-28 | Extreme Sports | Winter X Games 22 | Aspen, Colorado, USA |
| Feb 4 | Football (American) | Super Bowl | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Feb 9-25 | Multi-sports | Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
| Feb 28 – Mar 4 | Cycling | World Track Championships | Apeldoorn, The Netherlands |
| March 9-18 | Multi-sports | Winter Paralympics | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
| Apr 5-8 | Golf | Masters | Augusta, USA |
| April 4-15 | Multi-sports | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Apr 14 | Horse Racing | Grand National | Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool |
| May 5 | Horse Racing | Kentucky Derby | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| May 4-20 | Ice Hockey | IIHF World Championship | Copenhagen, Herning Denmark |
| May 19 | Football (Soccer) | FA Cup final | Wembley Stadium, London |
| May 26 | Football (Soccer) | UEFA Champions League Final | NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine |
| May 26-June 8 | Multi-Sports | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| May 27 | Auto Racing | Monaco Grand Prix | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| May 27-Jun 10 | Tennis | French Open | Paris, France |
| May 28 – Jun 7 | Ice Hockey | Stanley Cup finals | Washington DC and Las Vegas, USA |
| May 31 – Jun 8 | Basketball | NBA Finals | California and Ohio, USA |
| 14 Jun -15 Jul | Football (Soccer) | FIFA World Cup | Russia |
| Jul 7-29 | Cycling | Tour de France | France |
| Jun 16-17 | Auto Racing | 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France |
| Jun 14–17 | Golf | US Open | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, New York |
| Jul 2-15 | Tennis | Wimbledon | London, England |
| Jul 19-22 | Golf | The Open Championship | Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland |
| Jul 19-22 | Extreme Sports | Summer X Games | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| July 20-22 | Rugby 7s | Rugby World Cup Sevens | San Francisco U.S.A. |
| Jul 21-Aug 5 | Hockey (Field) | World Cup — Women | London, England |
| Aug 2-12 | Multi-sports | European Sports Championships | Berlin & Glasgow |
| Aug 3-19 | Multi-Sports | Central Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Aug 4-12 | Multi-sports | Gay Games | Paris, France |
| Aug 16-19 | Golf | US PGA | Bellerive Country Club, Town and Country, Missouri |
| Aug 18-Sep 2 | Multi-sports | Asian Games | Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia |
| Aug 27 – Sep 11 | Tennis | US Open | New York, USA |
| Sep 9-16 | Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Plovdiv Bulgaria |
| Sep 11-23 | Equestrian | FEI World Equestrian Games | Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA |
| Sep 11-30 | Volleyball | World Men’s Volleyball Championship | Italy and Bulgaria |
| Sep 23-30 | Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Sep 28-30 | Golf | Ryder Cup | Le Golf National (Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France) |
| Sep 29 | AFL | Grand Final | Melbourne, Australia |
| Sep 30 | Rugby League | NRL Grand Final | Sydney, Australia |
| Sep 30-Oct 21 | Volleyball | World Women’s Volleyball Championship | Japan |
| Oct 6-18 | Multi-sports | Summer Youth Olympics | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Oct 20-27 | Multi-sports | Invictus Games | Sydney, Australia |
| Oct 23-31 | Baseball | World Series | Boston & Los Angeles |
| Oct 25 – Nov 3 | Gymnastics | World Championships (Artistic) | Doha, Qatar |
| Nov 1-10 | Weightlifting | IWF World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Nov 6 | Horse Racing | Melbourne Cup | Victoria, Australia |
| Nov 15 – 24 | Boxing | IBA World Championships (women) | New Delhi, India |
| Nov 28-Dec 16 | Hockey (Field) | World Cup — Men | Bhubaneswar, India |
| Dec 11-16 | Swimming | FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) | Hangzhou, China |
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